Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Due to forecasted high winds for the Strait of Georgia and North Vancouver Island, service on multiple routes may be affected on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
The safety of our passengers and crew is of primary importance to us. We are continuing to monitor this weather system and will share information as it becomes available.
BC Ferries’ Customer Service Centre hours for the holiday:
Service Notices will continue to be posted with regular updates provided as needed. Travellers can find our Service Notices posted here.
If you have a booking and your sailing is cancelled due to weather, we will automatically refund your fees and/or fares. Click here for more information about bookings on cancelled sailings. Customers can make changes to their existing booking through bcferries.com or the app.
Check Current Conditions for up-to-date sailing and departure information. For further information regarding the weather warnings in place, please visit Environment Canada.
Reissued: Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 2:36 pm
To ensure the safety of our customers and crew, the following sailings between Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) and Departure Bay (Nanaimo) must be cancelled for tomorrow, Wednesday, December 25, as a result of Environment Canada’s severe weather forecast for high winds and waves in the Strait of Georgia and North Vancouver Island.
Sailings Cancellations, Wednesday, December 25:
10:40 am departing Departure Bay
10:40 am departing Horseshoe Bay
1:00 pm departing Departure Bay
1:00 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
3:20 pm departing Departure Bay
3:45 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
5:55 pm departing Departure Bay
6:35 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
The previously scheduled 10:10 pm sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay on December 25 has been revised to depart at 10:50 pm, however all remaining sailings remain at risk of cancellation.
Sailings at Risk of Cancellation:
8:05 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
8:45 pm departing Departure Bay
10:50 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
10:10 pm departing Departure Bay
We know you have important places to be. We will monitor the weather conditions and will share updates with you as further information becomes available.
Should these later sailings be cancelled, your final opportunity to travel between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay on December 25 will be as follows:
8:25 am departing Horseshoe Bay
8:25 am departing Departure Bay
For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.